3.6	Sites History

The Sites History node enables you to identify:

•	The sites which are most frequently visited by your network users

•	The total browsing time per site.

3.6.1

Top Time Consumption

The Top Time Consumption view lists the sites on which network users spent most time browsing for a specific date. The information displayed includes:

•	Site. The sites which were accessed

•	Surf time. The time spent browsing each site

•	File types. The file types accessed from each site

•	Accessed by User / IP. The users/IPs that accessed the site.

The list can be sorted either alphabetically by site in ascending order, or by surf time in descending order (the site on which most time was spent is listed on top), by selecting the appropriate header.

Screenshot 15 – Sites History: Top Time Consumption

Click Sites History ► Top Time Consumption to access the Top Time Consumption view.

By default, this view lists today’s default date. To view data for other days, use the controls on the upper right of the view:

•	Previous day – click on the back button

•	Next day –click on the forward button

•	Specific date – click the calendar , select the required date, and, click Go to retrieve information for that date.

NOTE: If no data for a specific date is available (e.g. a future date is selected), an error message stating that data was unable to be retrieved is displayed.

You can also click on any of the sites listed to bring up the Site History Details view. For more information, refer to the Site History Details section in this chapter.

3.6.2

Top Hits Count

The Top Hits Count view lists the sites that were most frequently accessed by network users on a specific date. The information displayed includes:

•	Sites - The sites that were accessed

•	Hits - The number of times that each site was accessed (i.e., the number of hits)

•	The file types accessed from each site

•	Accessed by User / IP - The users/IPs that accessed the site

•	Graphical representations of site hits over time.

The list can be sorted either alphabetically in ascending order by site, or in descending order of popularity (the site with most hits is listed on top).

Screenshot 16 – Sites History: Top Hits Count

Click Sites History ► Top Hits Count in the navigation bar to access the Top Hits Count view.

To access graphs showing hits over time per site, select the Show Hits Over Time Charts option.

By default, this view lists today’s default date. To view data for other days, use the controls on the upper right of the view:

•	Previous day – click on the back button

•	Next day –click on the forward button

•	Specific date – click on the calendar button, select the required date and click on Go to retrieve data for that date.

NOTE: If no data for a specific date is available, an error message stating that data was unable to be retrieved will be displayed.

To view further details on the sites visited by users, click on the users listed on User/IP heading. For more information, refer to the Site History Details section in this chapter.